Mokena Named One of Chicago's Most Pet Friendly Suburbs

Mokena has gone to the dogs.

In a recent article by real estate blog Movoto, the town has been named one of the top 10 most pet friendly Chicago suburbs.

“Movoto” reviewed over 100 suburbs to compile their ranking and included factors such as pet stores per capita and pet services per capita. Mokena comes in at number 9.

Here’s what they had to say about Mokena:

Key Stats:

• Vets: 6
• Pet services: 9

“When it comes to keeping your pet healthy, it’s hard to beat Lemont. This beautiful little village is packed full of veterinary offices like State Street Animal Hospital, Archer Veterinary Clinic, and the Animal Care Center, just to name a few.

It’s also not a bad place to keep your pet happy, with nine pet services, ranging from groomers to pet sitters. There’s even Ludwig’s Feed Store for those of you with horses, chickens, pigs, goats… they basically cover everyone here.”

Other towns included in the top 10 include:

The top 10 communities included (in order):

1. Frankfort
2. Crete
3. Barrington
4. Lake Bluff
5. Wilmette
6. Mokena
7. Countryside
8. Lemont
9. Monee
10. Itasca

Read more about the rankings from Movoto.